What equation could we write to represent that the number of pounds of flour and the number of pounds of sugar weighed a total of 16 pounds? Let f represent the number of pounds of flour and s represent the number of pounds of sugar.

Answer 1

To represent the total weight of the flour and sugar, you can write the equation as follows:

\[ f + s = 16 \]

In this equation:

• \( f \) represents the number of pounds of flour,
• \( s \) represents the number of pounds of sugar, and
• the total weight of flour and sugar together is 16 pounds.